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Top Christian worship songs, hymns and sermon topics of 2021 revealed
After reviewing 2.7 million songs churches sang and 91,000 sermons delivered in 2021 amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic, the church technology company Faithlife has published its annual report revealing top worship songs and sermon trends of the last year.
Franklin Graham asks Putin and Zelenskyy for a Holy Week ceasefire amid Ukraine invasion
Evangelist Franklin Graham is urging Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to agree on a ceasefire during the 10 days of Holy Easter observances.
TSA to allow passengers to identify as gender ‘X’ instead of male or female at security checks
The Biden administration announced that airport security will now allow passengers to select their gender as “X,” regardless of the gender listed in their passports or other IDs, and Americans will be able to select their gender on their passports without supporting medical documentation.
Perry Stone under investigation by Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, report claims
Two years after being accused of sexual misconduct by several women, televangelist and Bible teacher Perry Stone is under investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, according to a report.
Pastor, 3 others killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria: reports
Suspected Fulani herdsmen shot to death four people, including a pastor and two women in two separate attacks in Benue State on Tuesday, according to Nigerian media reports.
16-y-o miraculously survives deadly Texas tornados, says ‘God gave me another chance’
A 16-year-old boy whose truck was flipped over by last week’s tornado in Texas, which killed a 73-year-old woman and injured dozens, said “God gave me another chance” and recounted his experience in a media interview after a video showing his ordeal went viral.
Christian doctor ousted for refusing trans-identified pronouns to have case heard at UK tribunal
A Christian doctor who lost his job for refusing to use trans pronouns will appear before a tribunal in the United Kingdom this week to challenge a ruling that held that biblical beliefs on gender are “incompatible with human dignity” and not “worthy of respect in a democratic society.”
Nigeria: Fulani kidnap 46 Christians in ambush attack days after killing 32 civilians
Suspected Fulani herdsmen ambushed and kidnapped 46 Christians and an unknown number of their children three days after killing 32 civilians in predominantly Christian areas in northern Nigeria’s Kaduna state, according to reports.
Oklahoma megachurch leaves UMC over ‘irreconcilable’ theological differences; changes name
A megachurch in Oklahoma has dropped “United Methodist” from its name and started fully disaffiliating from America’s second-largest Protestant denomination due to what it describes as a “slow and steady drift” from its historic Christian mission.
Muslims spray acid on family for accepting Jesus: ‘You deserve death’
Radical Muslims in eastern Uganda sprayed acid on their family members during an argument over their conversion from Islam to Christianity and were told, “You deserve death.” The family survived but remain in the hospital where they're being treated for burns.